2 Ind. officers accidentally shot during training

Police said that at the conclusion of a training exercise there was an inadvertent discharge of an officer’s weapon, striking that officer and a second officer

March 11, 2019 11:12 AM

The News-Sentinel (Fort Wayne, Ind.)

FORT WAYNE, Ind. — Two Fort Wayne Police officers were wounded last Tuesday in an accidental shooting at the Public Safety Academy, 7602 Patriot Crossing.

Police said that at the conclusion of a training exercise there was an inadvertent discharge of an officer’s weapon, striking that officer and a second officer. Both were taken to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

The Fort Wayne Police Department Internal Affairs Division and the Fort Wayne Police Department Shooting Team arrived on scene and took over the investigation.

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